Trans Union bankruptcy remark settlement

Trans Union has agreed to an $8.31 million settlement over consumer reports it sold that carried a bankruptcy remark on a credit account while the same report showed no matching bankruptcy in its public records section. If a report about you went to a third party between January 6, 2020 and January 31, 2023, you may be eligible. The notice estimates about $1,000 for claimants in the group with no locatable bankruptcy record and about $350 for the group whose bankruptcies were over ten years old; the first group also gets about $100 without filing. Claims close October 30, 2026, filing on the official site is free, and those amounts are estimates that shift with the number of claims.

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When the money moves

What the official materials say about the payment schedule for this settlement, and what the administrator has published since. Every figure below is linked to the page it was read from.

Expected

The court is scheduled to consider final approval on December 2, 2026. The notice ties payment to the settlement becoming final, which an appeal would push back.

Read off the official notice, in its own words. These dates slip — an appeal can move a distribution by a year or more — so treat it as the administrator's plan rather than a schedule.

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Facts from the official materials

Status: Open
Type: Class-action settlement
Category: Credit
Defendant / company: Trans Union, LLC
Administrator: Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 16, West Point, PA 19486
Claim deadline: October 30, 2026
Eligibility period: January 6, 2020 – January 31, 2023
States: See official notice (often nationwide)
Proof: Notice ID / PIN from the official letter or email may be required
Possible amount: About $100–$1,000 (not guaranteed)
Source confidence: high
Last verified: September 26, 2026

Covered products and services

Trans Union consumer credit reports

William Norman Brooks, III v. Trans Union, LLC · 2:22-cv-00048-KSM · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

The fund is $8,310,000. The notice estimates about $1,000 for a claimant in the group with no locatable bankruptcy record, and about $350 for the group whose bankruptcies were more than ten years old; the first group also receives about $100 without filing anything. The online form asks for the Claim Number and PIN from the mailed or emailed notice, and the administrator's phone line is the route if you cannot find yours. Every figure moves with the number of claims filed.

Important dates

Claim deadline: October 30, 2026
Opt-out deadline: October 30, 2026
Fairness hearing: December 2, 2026

Eligibility questions

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